USC

May 24 2012

University plans to fight lawsuit by victims’ families

Two men suspected in the shooting deaths of two USC graduate students from China during a botched robbery were charged Tuesday with capital murder.

Bryan Barnes, 20, and Javier Bolden, 19, will be arraigned on June 25. They are charged with the April 11 killings of Ming Qu and Ying Wu, both 23.

The electrical engineering students were attacked while they sat in Qu’s double-parked, 2003

BMW in the 2700 block of Raymond Avenue, not far from the USC campus, during a downpour.

Apr 19 2012

Killer(s) of two Chinese engineering students sought

 The city of Los Angeles Tuesday, April 17, added $75,000 to reward money offered for information leading to whoever killed two USC graduate students from China.

Reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in last Wednesday’s shooting deaths of Ying Wu and Ming Qu, both 23, now stands at $200,000.

City Councilman Bernard Parks, a former police chief whose 8th Council District includes the area around USC, sponsored the reward.

Mar 23 2012

Mayor Villaraigosa takes media on a ride-along

 The light rail line that runs from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City alongExposition and Jefferson boulevards will opento the public on April 28, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Friday, March23.

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Dec 15 2011

Practical Politics

The vast majority of African American college-going students in this state go to California’s Community Colleges—still one of the truly great bargains in America. That being said, there are plenty of current problems in the process.

Nov 14 2011

Twenty-three percent Chinese

 LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The University of Southern California enrolls the most international students of all American colleges and universities, according to a report released today.

The university enrolled 8,615 students from other countries during the 2010-11 academic year, a 62 percent increase over the last decade, according to the Institute of International Education, which produced the report.

California colleges and universities saw an overall 2.4 percent increase in the number of international students, with a total of 96,535 last year.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
California
Yvette Hollingsworth was recently named chief compliance officer for Wells Fargo & Co. Hollingsworth, who most recently served as managing director and global head of operations compliance and financial crimes compliance & risk management for Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank, will begin her new role on June 1, 2012. Hollingsworth will be based in San Francisco, and will report to Caryl Athanasiu, executive vice president and chief operational risk officer in the corporate risk group. As chief compliance officer, Hollingsworth will be responsible for ensuring that all areas of the company meet compliance management responsibilities and abide by all applicable laws and regulations. Her team will continue to provide independent oversight of business-based compliance management activities.
District of Columbia
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Los Angeles attorney Paul Watford to serve on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: “It is great news that the Senate has confirmed Paul Watford, an exceptionally talented attorney, to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has a breadth of experience as a former prosecutor and a top appellate litigator and will make an excellent addition to the federal bench. However, I am very disappointed that more of my Republican colleagues did not join us in backing this highly qualified nominee.” When Watford is sworn in, he will be only the second African American serving on the Ninth Circuit.